Washington baseball falls to Cal Poly at home, dropping series

A four-run fourth inning proved the difference as the Cal Poly baseball team beat Washington 5-1 on Sunday in the final game of a three-game series at Husky Ballpark.

Poly (9-1) starter Bryan Granger improved to 3-0 with the win, allowing one unearned run on three hits over five innings.

UW (3-8) sophomore starter Tyler Davis (0-1) took the loss as the Huskies went 1-2 on the weekend. In his 3-2/3 innings, he gave up five runs on five hits. Reliever Zach Wright worked 3-1/3 scoreless innings and Tyler Kane pitched the final two without allowing a run.

With the scored tied at 1-1 in the fourth, Denver Chavez hit a two-out single to drive in a Cal Poly run. After a walk loaded the bases, Jimmy Allen cleared them with a double down the left-field line that made it 5-1.

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